ABSTRACT A business student’s overseas internship is a unique place to investigate what knowledge/skills or personal traits that are important for their future career. This research consists of two stages: (1) First, we qualitatively analyzed students’ internship reports to explore what knowledge or skills and what personal traits are perceived to be important; 90 reports were scrutinized and coded regarding company profiles, internship tasks and perception of important knowledge/skills and personal traits. We arrived at a list of 12 skills and 20 personal traits that are crucial for a successful business internship. (2) Then, we administered a questionnaire to identify what expectations companies have of student interns in international business. One hundred and seven international companies participated in the survey. Companies’ expectations are roughly in line with students’ perception regarding knowledge, skills and personal traits for a successful internship. The findings shed light on international business education by addressing the necessity of refining a school’s curriculum to meet the requirements of the business workplace. For business educators, the current research helps them to prepare their students better, mentor them more effectively during their overseas internship, and adjust the curriculum design to meet the requirements of that workplace.

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对本科海外商务实习生的期望？探索必要的学校知识和个人特质

摘要商科学生的海外实习是研究哪些知识/技能或个人特质对他们未来职业至关重要的独特场所。这项研究包括两个阶段：（1）首先，我们定性分析了学生的实习报告，以探索哪些知识或技能以及哪些个人特质被认为是重要的；对90份报告进行了审查和编码，涉及公司简介，实习任务以及对重要知识/技能和个人特质的看法。我们列出了对成功进行业务实习至关重要的12种技能和20个个人特质。（2）然后，我们进行了问卷调查，以确定公司对国际商务学生实习生的期望。一百零七家国际公司参加了调查。公司的期望与学生对于成功实习的知识，技能和个人特质的看法大致相符。调查结果满足了改进学校课程以满足商务场所要求的必要性，从而为国际商务教育提供了启示。对于商业教育者来说，当前的研究有助于他们更好地准备学生，在海外实习期间更有效地指导他们，并调整课程设计以满足该工作场所的要求。